Air-operated toy



April 29, 1930. J. MI ABRAMS AIR OPERATED TOY Filed Jan. 20, 1928 ATTORNEY and a reed 7.

Patented Apr. 29, 193% UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN M. ABRAMS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Ara-cranium]; TOY

I Application filed January 20, 1928. Serial No. 248,030.

imanufactured and sold at a moderate price,

and which will not be easily broken or injured in use. 7

. It is an object of the invention to combine with a whistle a revolving wheel adapted to be propelled by air blown, through the whistle, the wheel being provided with a picture or representation of an animate creature arranged to appear to perform some entertaining act as the wheel rotates.

" Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

Inthe drawingsfforming part of this specification c Figure 1 is a side elevationof a toy embodying features of the present invention;

Figure2 is a plan view'of the toy; Figure 3 is a fragmentary, longitudinal, vertical section showing a'portion of the wheel;

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken on the 1 line 4-4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; I I Figure 5 is'a fragmentary, longitudinal,

vertical section showing the wheel and whistle 9 structure;

, Figure 6' is a side elevation of another embodiment of the invention; and Y -Figure 7 is a transverse, vertical section taken on the line 77 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

The toy comprises three principal parts, namely, a whistle 1, a revolving wheel 2. and a member'3 connecting the whistle and the wheel, and providing a bearing for the wheel.

I The air blown through the whistle is effective to rotate the wheel in a counterclockwise direction, as seen in Figure 1, as will be more fully brought out. The whistle comprises a mouth-piece 4, a blow tube 5, a'reed holder 6,

. In order to assure the passage through tube left unobstructed. The reed holder 6 is turned upward and formed to fit and close the upper portion of the delivery end of the tube, so that all of the air blown into the tube is discharged through the lower part of the tube directly against the wheel 2. For securing the reed holder in place, provision is made of internal projections or ribs 8 in the tube 5, which support the reed holder and cause it to fit snugly in place.

The connecting member 3 is secured upon the delivery end of tube 5. This member is desirably made of'a single sheet of material, such as cardboard, and comprises a sleeve portion 9 which is wrapped around the tube 5 and adhesively secured thereto, and downwardly extending body portions 10 and 11 which embrace the wheel 2 and terminate below the center thereof.

In the illustrative embodiment of Figure 1 the body portion 10 has pictured thereon the head and trunk of a foot-ball player with his arms extended, and a foot-ball heldin his hands, as if he were about to kick it. The body memberslO and 11 are perforated near the lower ends thereof to provide a bearing for the wheel 2. A tubular bearing and spacing member 12'may'be interposed between the members 10 and 11, and a hollow rivetl2 may be passed through the member 12 and have its ends upset against the outer faces of body members '10 and 11. This depicture on the body member 10.

As indicated in Figures 1 and 3, the over-' lapped ends of the strip 15 are situated in line with the foot-ball players leg pictured on the disc 18. The overlapping of the ends of the strip 15 makes this portion of the disc a little heavier than other portions, so that thereof, so that in addition to its connecting and spacing functions, it is adapted to form the bottoms of wheel propelling'air pockets.

The pockets are formed around the circumference of the wheel by a-stripjofpaper or cardboard 17 formed with a multiplicity :of

corrugations, as shown. This strip of paper 17. comprises in'successiona stretch 18 in en- 'gagem'ent with and adhesively, secured to the {disc 14, a' transverse blade-forming "stretch 19, a stretch 20 in engagement with and 'he'sively secured to the inner face of the disc 13, atransverse blade-forming stretch 2l,etc., the arrangement being continued, to form air pockets for the propulsion of vthe'wheehconipletely around'the periphery thereof.

7 It willfbe observed that the weight of the wheel is disposed largely at the outer portion thereof. This is desirablefor the reason that thewheel is enabled to acquire a substantial momentum,'and hence to rotate for a consi'd-' erable time after the application of the propelling force has been discontinued. In the embodiment of the invention shown in FigureGthe stru'ctureis generally the same as that already described, but the body mem- 4o'f'suflicient si'ze'to conceal the wheel, and is as in Figure 1, and. the other'as in'Figure 6.

her 10' or the'connecting member 3, instead of bearing a picture, is made blank and of provided with an opening 22through which pictures on the disc 18' may be viewed. The disc in this form is provided with'a. series of pictures 23 which pass successively behind the opening 22 a s the wheel revolves.

It} will be appreciated, of course, that both. discs and both body members may bear pictures or may bearranged as shown-in Figure 6, or that one side of the wheel may beused WhileI have'illu'stratedand described in "detaillcertain preferred forms of my "in- 'vention, it is to be understood that changes may he made therein and the invention embodied in other structures. I'do'not, therefore, desire to'limit myself-to the specific constructions illustrated, but'intend to cover my invention "broadly in whatever form 'its principle may be utilized.

I'claim 1.111 a toy, i-n combination, blow tube, a wheel arranged to be rotated by'air ex pelled from the tube, and means rotatably supporting the wheel from the tube, said' wheel comprising a pair of cardboard-discs,

a flanged circular paper strip between the discs and adhesively connected to them near the peripheries thereof, and means combined with the discs and strip to form air pockets around the periphery of the wheel. v 2. In a toy, in combination, ablow tube, a wheel arranged to be rotated bynir expelled from the tube, and meansrotatably supporting the wheel from the tube, said wheel comprising a pair of spaced discs, and 7;. means forming air pockets around the peripheries of the discs, including a strip of sheet material formed with a multiplicity of corrugations andadhesively secured to the two discs alternately with intervening blade forming strips extending across the space he tweenthejdiscs. t 13. 111 a toy, in combination, 'a blow tube, a wheel arranged to be rotated by" air-expelled from the tube, and means rotatablysupportss ing the wheel from the tubesaid wheel comprising a pair of spaced discsfan'd means forming air pockets around the peripheries of the discs, including a circular strip mterposed between 'the disc's near the peripheries 10 thereof to form the bottoms ofthepockets, and astrip of sheet material formed with a multiplicity of corrugations and secured to the two discs alternately with" intervening blade forming stretches e'xten'dingacross the space between the discs. p I 7 4. 111. atoy, incombinatioma blow tube, a wheel arranged to be rotated by air expel-led from the tube, and means rotatably support; ing the wheel from the tube, said-wheel comprising a pair of spaced discs, one ofwhich bears a picture, and means forming air "pockets around 'theperipheries of thedijsc's,

including a circular strip interposed betweenthe discs near the peripheriesthereof, the

ends of the strip being overlapped to unbalance the wheel and causeit'tocome to rest withthe picture ina'predet'ermined position.

. 5. In a toy, in combinatioma blow tube,ai

wheel arranged to be rotated by air eiip'elled' llo from thetube, and meansrotatably su'pporting the wheel from the tube, said wheel supporting means bearing a representation of a human figure, and said wheel comprising afpa1r of d scs,*one of which bearsa-representation of a leg of the huma'nfigu're, and means forming air pockets around the periph cry of the wheel, comprising a circular'strip interposedbetween the discs near the periph-p; eries ther'e'of, the ends of the strip being" overlapped in line with the representation on thcdisc to unbalance the wheel and cause it to come to rest with such'represent'ationin upright position. 1

6. In a whistle. toy, in combination, @0 whistle tube, a wheel arranged to be rotated by air expelled from the tube, means rotatably supporting the wheel from the tube, a reed holder supported'in on'esi'de ofthe tube leav the er side of the"tube unobstructed so that a by-pass of diminished cross section is provided to enable some of the air blown through the tube to pass directly through and impinge upon thewheel said reed holder being open at one end and closed at the other end and having an opening intermediate its ends in communication with said by-pass whereby air passing through said reed-holder is compelled to join the air blown through said by-pass so that all of the air is delivered against the wheel.

7. In a whistle toy, in combination, a whistle tube, a wheel arranged to be rotated by air expelled from the tube, means rotatably supporting the wheel from the tube, a reed holder mounted within the tube and spaced from one side thereof whereby to provide a direct unobstructed passage for the air blown into the tube to impinge onsaid wheel, said reed holder having one end open and the other end closed and an opening intermediate its ends, whereby the reed-vibrating air is compelled to rejoin the air blown into the tube and to impinge on the wheel.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature to this specification.

JOHN M. ABRAMS. 

